Welcome to the Psychology Blog!

This is an exciting way for students to see Psychology in an interactive way! You can expect to see on here all the topic areas we cover in lessons plus extra information with useful links to websites in order to aid revision for exams.

Links to newspapers and other articals will be posted on here regulary to help encourage students to see Psychology from a different perspective. There is a wonderful world full of Psychological happenings, so keep an eye on here for updates!


Enjoy the Blog!

Miss Carpenter

Thursday, 26 January 2012

Work for 12.4 / 12.5 26th / 27th January

TaskCreate a Poster highlighting information on the following approaches in Abnormality.

1. The Psychodynamic Approach and Treatments (Psychoanalysis)
2. The Behavioural Approach and Treatments (System Desensitisation)
3. The Cognitive Approach and treatments  (CBT, REMT)
You must include the approach and as well as its treatment. Do NOT forget to evaluate each one.
Make your posters as bright and appealing as you possibly can, some may be used for displays!

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You have until Monday’s lesson to complete the task (12.4)
You have until the end of tuesdays lesson (12.5)
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Netbooks will be available for todays, Friday and Monday lesson. Use them to find pictures that you can print in colour and you can type your work then apply it to your poster. Use the sugar paper as provided - use more than 1 sheet! 
Revision session at lunch today will be rescheduled for Tuesday next week.

Wednesday, 25 January 2012

PowerPoints for Individual Differences

Biological Approach and Treatments

Introduction to Individual Differences

Defining Abnormality

Remember to use the PP's to aid your notes and apply more detail to them incase you didn't quite get them all in lessons. Remember to use the Hodder Education book to make reference to the definitions and approaches in greater detail. Use the classic research and news in brief boxes too.  

Thursday, 19 January 2012

Unit 2: Individual Differences, useful videos from present day 'insanity'

Norwegian Island Shooting, 2011. This is a documentary which shows a reconstruction of what happened on the day when Anders Behring Breivik opened fire on the Island. It is also an inside into how a man could commit such a terrible and horrific attack on in his own country / people.
(Source: Discovery Channel - Duration = 1hr)


Harold Shipman BBC News Flash – Failure to function adequately – Abnormality is not always accompanied by dysfunction. The family doctor convicted of killing upto 215 of his female patients. From this report on BBC News you get to see his life as a well respected family man, leading upto the trial day for his convictions.
(Source BBC News - Duration = 6mins)

Videos for Social Psychology:

Zimbardo prison study



Stanley Milgram Study BBC 2009

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Friday, 13 January 2012

Revision Sessions

Starting week beginning 23rd Jan -

THURSDAY 26th Jan @ Lunchtime = UNIT 1 Revision sessions.

If you would like to come along and use the time to revise than please do. We will go through different aspects of the unit over the coming weeks. A revision programme of what each session will entail will follow very shortly. So, keep checking back just incase there are some weeks that you would like to come along to or some that you may not need to attend.

If you would be interested in just coming along to work quietly on psychology work and not take part in the revision lesson that will be fine.

I would like to see as many people there each week - I will put a sign up sheet at the start of each week to gauge an understanding of numbers, as if no body turns up I will not plan anything! You can find the sheet on my desk - Clearly Labelled: Psychology Revision Session and the week it is.

If you have any concerns of any of the above, feel free to come and see me to discuss.

Exam dates confirmed!

EXAM DATES FOR MAY 2012:
23rd May - Unit 1: AM examination
29th MAy - Unit 2: PM examination

Unit 2: Biological Psychology, Social Psychology & Individual Differences

Social Psychology: Tasks set for lesson on Friday 13th Jan 2012


          
ASCH'S STUDY = Conformity

        
         MILGRAMS STUDY = Obedience

 
ZIMBARDO'S PRISON EXPERIMENT

       
SHOWS PEOPLE CONFORMING (GROUPS)

PowerPoints that support Social Pyschology (and will go nicely alongside your notes made). Use as you would like.

Conformity and majority influence:


Milgram: Obedience:


Explanations of Obedience:


Social Influence in Everyday: